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  <text>Some tips when traveling to Erlangen, Germany.

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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do&lt;/strong&gt; fly Lufthansa&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Take some form of Siemens identification with you, even if it is only a business card&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Erlangen is a cash town. Credit cards are not always welcome so take lots of Euro's&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;The easiest place to get Euros is at the ATM machines in the airports&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;The connector flight from Nurnberg to Franfurt only has a 1 hour layover if you take the late morning flight. Frankfurt is a large airport and even in good conditions, this is not much time to make connections. Walking distance from terminal to terminal can be as much as a mile. Consider an earlier flight that gives you at least 2 hours. &lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Tips are quite interesting. A 20% tip is considered very generous and may invoke a few odd looks. Most services (like room service) do not require or expect a tip. A 10% tip is adequate in most cases.&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Take a voltage converter if you have a laptop or hair dryer.&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;Instruct the person you are meeting to make arrangements with the reception desk the morning you are arriving so they are prepared to receive you. Otherwise, you may be in for a bit of a wait while the reception staff try to figure out who to contact (in my case about 45 minutes).&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;The best hotel in town is the NH (according to one cabby I spoke to). It is about a mile walk to the main Siemens facility on Hartmanstrasse. Cab fare is about 5 Euro. The breakfast buffet is excellent&lt;/li&gt;

	&lt;li&gt;The cab ride from the Nurnberg airport to Erlangen is between 25 and 30 Euro. Again, take cash with you.&lt;/li&gt;

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